Category Archives: Red Deer
Innisfail locals ask council to draft letter to provincial government to cancel REP
COVID-19 and the Province's Restrictions Exemption Program came under fire at the Town of Innisfail's council meeting last week.Community members called on council during their meeting Dec. 13, to dra...
Dec 21, 2021
Red Deer with 95 active cases of COVID-19
Alberta Health is reporting 95 active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer, up six from Friday.This brings the total number of coronavirus cases identified in the city since the start of the pandemic to 9,54...
Dec 20, 2021
Town of Penhold council notes
The Town of Penhold 2022 Operating Budget has been approved.Mayor Yargeau expressed appreciation last week to Town staff for the detailed reports provided and to council for reviewing the Town's servi...
Dec 20, 2021
Agencies, downtown business owner respond to Red Deer MLA's op-ed on homelessness and addictions
In his latest op-ed, Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan focuses on "fairness for all."The subject at hand, as he describes it: "supporting our neighbors suffering under addictions, while respecting busi...
Dec 20, 2021
Inclusion Alberta receives $1.19 million in funding for post-secondary education
Inclusion Alberta has received $1.19 million in funding from the Ministry of Community and Social Services in order to expand Inclusive Post-Secondary Education opportunities across the province for s...
Dec 20, 2021
Saving Grace Animal Society overloaded, overwhelmed as adoptions drop
Saving Grace Animal Society, which is based in Alix, is in a state of emergency, officials say.In a release, a shelter spokesperson says the society has been hit hard this month with an increase in re...
Dec 18, 2021
Blackfalds town council approves 2022 budget
Blackfalds town council has approved the municipality's 2022 Capital Budget, along with an interim Operating Budget.A final budget budget will be adopted in the spring, the Town says."The capital budg...
Dec 18, 2021
Active COVID caseload again trending upward provincially
Red Deer now sits at 89 active cases of COVID-19, up three from Thursday. The city's active case load has been as high as 93 and as low as 76 since falling below 100 on Dec. 3 -- two weeks ago.Meantim...
Dec 17, 2021
Roughly 40 Sylvan Lakers oppose COVID-19 restrictions at council meeting
Roughly 40 people voiced their opposition to COVID-19 restrictions at Sylvan Lake's council meeting this week, with a call made to RCMP on one of the members involved.The group came into the council m...
Dec 17, 2021
RDLIP Participates in #RefugeesWelcomeHere Campaign
Red Deer Local Immigration Partnership (RDLIP) is one of several organizations across Alberta in leading the Refugees Welcome Here Campaign.It's described as a public awareness campaign to encourage A...
Dec 17, 2021